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Ask any nutrition expert and they’ll tell you that there are lots of causes to treat in fruits during the summer. “I frequently tell people that if you eat more fruit, you might feel a tendency for your sweet tooth to decline and your tendency for chocolate to decline,” said registered dietician Chrisy O’Conor. As the chocolate desires decline, you waistline might, too. Plus, a new government report found that picking up fruits with the most antioxidants or disease-fighting nutrients could also help keep your heart healthy and fight off certain types of cancer. While there really are no bad fruits, scientists working with the USDA rated what they believe to be the ten best based it on antioxidant score, per serving:

1) Blueberries (nearly 13,000 antioxidant score per serving)
2) Cranberries (9,000)
3) Blackberries (7,700)
4) Raspberries (6,100)
5) Strawberries (~6,000)
6) Apples (5,900)
7) Cherries (4,900)
Black Plums (4,800)
9) Avocados (3,400)
10) Pears (3,200)

A serving of most fruits is about 1/2 cup or one medium apple, avocado, or pear.

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TUCSON, Ariz. wasting money on bad fruit could become a thing of the past.

A University of Arizona professor has invented a sticker that could tell consumers if a fruit or vegetable is ripe. That means no more waiting for avocados to season or throwing out fuzzy peaches.

The stickers would be available to growers next year and must make their way into supermarkets within two to three years, said Mark Riley, who is a UA assistant professor of agricultural and bio-systems engineering.

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WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) — The U.S. government needs people to eat more fruits and vegetables, noting that health benefits could be derived from such a diet regimen.

Under its new plan, the Agriculture Department would replace the old “5 A Day” slogan calling for eating of five servings of fruit or veggies a day with new guidelines under the message, “Fruits and Veggies — More Matters,” reports the Wall Street Journal.

The new message comes from a restore of the government’s food pyramid. The guidelines would contain specific amounts of produce, measured in cups, rather than the vague “servings.” And they would vary by age, sex and level of action for everyone over the age of two.

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NEW DELHI: Mango lovers in the national capital, assists by cool winds and rains to add to their joy, were in for a unique treat on Sunday as they got an chance to savor more than 550 varieties of the “king of fruits” put on show during a two-day festival here.

“The two-day 18th Annual Mango Festival that concluded Sunday at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium drew over 30,000 visitors and provided a package of interaction, education and entertainment to celebrate the mango,” said Suman Sharma, chief manager (events) of Delhi Tourism.

“More than 50 mango growers from across the country, mainly from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Delhi, were given an interactive platform to present the “king of fruits,” Sharma said.

“The visitors, who normally think mango has just five or six varieties, were educated through quizzes and competitions about the huge variety of the fruit grown and innumerable possibilities of using mango in cuisine. They also enjoyed colorful entertainment programmers’ of music and dance.”

Sharma said the festival was intended at providing experience to the domestic mango industry and exporters.

“It is an informal and international platform with a two-fold approach, to promote tourism as well as mango export.”

The varieties of mango on exhibit included Alphonso, Totapari, Mallika, Rataul, Himsagar, Amrapali, Mumbai Green, Kesar, Fazli and Banganpalli. There were also mangoes with camouflaging looks of other fruits like banana, guava and watermelon, but having the inherent taste of a mango.

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People who are livin’ la vida low-carb by now know almonds are a brilliant low-carb snack packed full of protein, fiber and healthy fats. But this Food Navigator column cites a new learn that finds almonds are just as healthy for your body as the highly-touted fruits and vegetables for the reason that of the density of antioxidants in them.

Lead researcher Dr. Jeffrey B. Blumberg, Senior Scientist and Director of the Antioxidant Research Laboratory at Tufts University, experienced the eight most common kinds of almonds grown in California for their nutritional content.

What he found was that the almonds tested contained three exact antioxidants: catechin, epicatechin and kaempferol. Each of these are famous for their restorative properties of cells damaged by free radicals which could generally cause the rapid spread of diseases like heart disease, cancer and strokes as well as a noticeable decline in overall health in humans.

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The country aims to earn US $280 million in 2006, or a year-on-year rise of 19%, MARD said, adding up Vietnam’s fruits and vegetables are now accessible in 50 countries and territories with China, Russia and Japan being its largest markets.

To this end, MARD are concentrating on building trademarks for a number of specialty products, attractive marketing activities and increasing the land of profitable fruits and vegetables. It is also absorbed on planning material zones and widely applying superior technology into production.

A number of rigorous fruit zones have been productively set up such as the Hoa Loc sweet mango in the Mekong delta region of Tien Giang, dragon fruit in central Binh Thuan province, litchi in northern BAC Giang province, grapes in central Ninh Thuan provine and the Nam Roi pomelo in the Mekong delta province of Vinh Long.

However, these zones are only bookkeeping for a small proportion of the country’s total acreage of 755,000 ha of orchards. A mass of the country’s fruit acreage are properties of cultivator households.

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Washington, D.C. – American Institute for Cancer Research – Research does confirm that berries are among the fruits highest in antioxidant contented and that they are outstanding sources of several physiochemical that look to help block cancer development. However, other fruits and vegetables give different nutrients and physiochemical with sole health benefits. The best counsel, then, is to eat berries frequently for their huge taste and health boost, but stay alert on the main goal of eating a wide variety of produce every day.

Strawberries are recognized as excellent sources of vitamin C, as long as much or more than a whole day’s suggested amount in just one cup. But all berries are good sources of vitamin C, with one cup of raspberries or blackberries giving you close to half of amounts presently recommended for a whole day for adults. One of the ways vitamin C defends our health is its function as an antioxidant. Antioxidants attract and neutralize highly immediate molecules called free radicals that can otherwise damage body cells in ways that start cancer development, heart disease and age-related eye damage. Yet laboratory studies demonstrate that much of the antioxidant power of fruits and vegetables comes not from the classic antioxidant vitamins such as vitamin C, but from usual defensive compounds called physiochemical

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ISLAMABAD: The 15th National Mango and Summer Fruits Exposition 2006 would start from today (Friday) at the Zarai Taraqiati Bank, Zero Point, in Islamabad.

The three-day expo has been organized by the Horticultural Foundation of Pakistan in collaboration the Zarai Taraqiati Bank.

Policy makers, expatriates, exporters, researchers, fruit growers and representatives of fruit dispensation industries would attend the show. The event is intended at humanizing horticultural production and processing in the country.

Mango peeling and eating contest and display of fruit baskets would be added attractions. The show would be opened to public on Friday between 6pm to 8pm. RA Chughtai, the president of the Zarai Taraqiati Bank, would install the expo. Staff report.

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According to an article published in the International Journal of Cancer, lofty intake of fruits and vegetables might drastically decrease the risk of rising non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is a type of cancer that begins in the cells of the lymph system that carries the spleen, thymus, tonsils, bone marrow, lymph nodes, and also circulating immune cells. Lymphocytes are the chief cells in the lymph system and live in two forms: B- and T-cells. Each of these cells serves a precise function in aiding the body fight infection.

In NHL an extreme amount of atypical (cancerous) lymphocytes build up in the lymph system. These lymphocytes could crowd and hold back the formation and function of other immune and blood cells.

1 Individuals who consumed the maximum amounts of fruits, vegetables, and/or eggs had a 50% reduced risk of developing NHL contrast to those who ate the fewest amounts of these foods.
2 Individuals who consumed the maximum amounts of cheese, pasta, or rice had a considerably increased risk of developing NHL compared to those who ate the lowest amounts of these foods.

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According to results of wholesale price monitored on Ukrainian manufacture markets, conducted by “Agrooglyad: Vegetables and Fruits” journal, as of June 14th 2006 chief vegetables, fruits and berries have grown considerably expensive during one year.

Early potato is 15-30% more costly today, past year potato price augmented 60-80%. Early white cabbage augmented 10-15% in price in Kyiv and Lviv, even though the price for this product has not increased and even somewhat declined in the regions-producers. Cauliflower grew considerably expensive; the price increased 20-50%. Bulb onion price augmented 40-90% depending from the region.

Strawberry is 60-120% more costly this year. Quality cherry is considerably costly too; today this commodity costs twice as much than a year ago. Imported apples and peaches are 40-60% additional expensive.

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